A MINIATURE SILVER-GILT SALT CHAIR
A MINIATURE SILVER-GILT SALT CHAIR

MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF VASILII SEMENOV, MOSCOW, 1867

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A MINIATURE SILVER-GILT SALT CHAIR
marked with the Cyrillic initials of Vasilii Semenov, Moscow, 1867
Of traditional form, the pierced back of the chair with geometric design on stippled ground centered by a rosette, the lid with the Cyrillic inscription, 'without salt, without bread, its only half of a meal', withhin a geometric border on stippled ground, on four bracket feet, marked under the base and inside
2 1/8in. (5.4cm.)
2.100oz. (65.4gr.)

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